Handle grip



June 30, 1936. p HERKNER 2,046,164

HANDLE GRIP Filed Sept. 1'7, 1934 .3 jrgj g INVENTOR. Q 13mm M,MMW

ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 30, 1 936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

This invention is an improved handle grip or wrapping for golf clubs andother objects, and its primary purpose is to provide a device of thisnature that will aiford an easy and comfortable but secure hand holdthat will be unalfected by perspiration or other moisture and under allcircumstances will prevent the grip from slipping or turning in thehands. Thus, in the case of a golf club, the accuracy of the club headposition essential to a proper drive or shot is assured, assuming, ofcourse, that in other respects the swing is correct.

A more limited purpose of the invention is the production of a compositewrapping or cover for the handles of golf clubs and other objects thatis preferably in strip form so that it may be applied to the handlespirally according to prevailing practice, and when so applied willpresent a smooth cushioned grip surface interspersed with slightprotuberances or spots of pliable, nonabsorbent friction material.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 shows the handle of a golf club,partly in section, with my improved grip applied thereto; Fig. 2 is afragmentary elevational view of the wrapping or covering whereof thegrip is formed; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and Fig.4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a slightly modified form of theinvention.

In the drawing, l denotes a handle to which the grip is applied, thesame being that of a golf club, although it will be understood that theinvention is not limited to this particular application. The wrapping orcovering, designated generally by the reference numeral 2, is acomposite element, preferably in strip form, that is made up of arelatively thin ply 3 of rubber or like substance and a superposed layer4 of leather or similar non-elastic material, said layer and ply beingpermanently secured together in the process of manufacture, as bycementing or vulcanizing. In the use of leather as the outer layer, theply 3 is preferably attached to the flash side so that the attachmentwill be enhanced by the fibrous surface of such side. The ply 3 isformed with protuberances or projections 5 of suitable size, shape andspacing, and the layer 4 has openings 6 into or through which saidprotuberances or projections extend.

According to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the protuberances or projections 5 extendsomewhat beyond the outer surface of the layer 4, whereas in themodification of Fig. 4 the outer ends of the projections are flush withsaid surface. In Fig. 4 the outer layer is designated 4 the underlyingply 3 and the projections of the latter 5 Preparatory to applying thewrapping or covering 2 to the handle I, the latter may, if desired, beWrapped with a thin layer of felt or other 5 material, according tocommon practice, and the wrapping or covering 2 may then be woundspirally about the handle and attached thereto by a suitable adhesive,such as rubber cement. The usual windings of twine may be applied to the10 ends of the grip, or caps and ferrules used where such is preferred.These incidental details are so well known that illustration is deemedunnecessary.

Constructed as above described, the handle grip presents a smoothcushioned surface for the reception of the hands, and the protuberancesor spots of pliable, non-absorbent, friction material insure a securehold without interfering with the comfort of the hands.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A handle grip comprising an inner layer formed of rubber compositionhaving projections preformed thereon and an outer layer of leather orthe like having openings correspondingly positioned with respect to saidprojections formed therein and the projections of the inner layerextending through said openings in said outer layer thereby interlockingthe layers together and providing closely associated gripping portionsof leather or the like and rubber compositions.

2. A handle grip comprising an inner layer formed of rubber compositionhaving closely associated projections preformed thereon and an outerlayer of leather or the like having closely associated openings formedtherein and positioned to correspond to and receive and closely fit theprojections of the inner layer, interlocking the layers together andproviding closely associated gripping portions of leather or the likeand rubber compositions.

3. A handle grip comprising an inner layer formed of rubber compositionhaving staggeredly arranged projections preformed thereon and an outerlayer of leather composition having openings correspondingly positionedwith respect to said projections formed therein and receiving andclosely fitting said projections of the inner layer and said projectionsextending to the outer ends of the openings and interlocking the layerstogether and providing closely associated gripping portions of leatheror the like and rubber compositions.

4. A handle grip comprising an inner layer 5 formed of rubbercompositionhaving projections preformed thereon and an outer layer ofleather composition having openings correspondingly positioned withrespect to said projections formed therein and through which extend theprojec tions of the inner layer and said projections closely fitting theopenings and extending beyond the outer face of the outer layer,interlocking the inner and outer layers and providing closely associatedgripping portions of leather and rubber compositions.

5. A hand grip comprising an inner layer formed of rubber compositionhaving closely as- V inner layer and through which the projections ofthe inner layer are adapted to extend and interlock the outer and innerlayers together to provide 0n the outer surface of said grip a pluralityof closely associated gripping portions of leather 10 or the like andrubber composition.

' PETER HERKNER.

